Pumpkin-Blue Cheese Biscuits

Makes 1 dozen
Time 50 min
Pumpkin-Blue Cheese Biscuits

Pumpkin and nutmeg add sweetness and spice to these tender buttermilk biscuits, while rich blue cheese lends a wonderful punch of flavor to every bite. They make a great addition to your holiday table and a lovely accompaniment to soups and salads.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian
Sugar ConsciousSugar Conscious

Ingredients

    3/4 cuplow-fat buttermilk
    3/4 cuppumpkin purée
    2 1/2 cupswhole wheat pastry flour
    2 teaspoonsbaking powder
    1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
    1/2 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/4 teaspoongrated nutmeg
    1/2 cup(1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
    3/4 cupcrumbled blue cheese

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Method

Preheat the oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.


Whisk together buttermilk and pumpkin in a small bowl; set aside.


In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.


Using a pastry blender or 2 table knives, cut butter into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.


Stir in blue cheese.


Make a well in the center of flour mixture and pour in buttermilk mixture.


Stir until just moistened.


Scoop dough onto the prepared baking sheet in 12 even mounds, using a heaping 1/4 cup for each biscuit.


Bake until biscuits are golden brown, about 20 minutes.


Cool on a wire rack before serving.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

1 biscuit

Calories

200

Total Fat

10g

Saturated Fat

7g

Cholesterol

25mg

Sodium

370mg

Total Carbohydrate

22g

Dietary Fiber

4g

Total Sugars

1g

Protein

5g

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